Mayor
Henry Shaver Westbrook
8th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
1886โ€“1886
Personal details
BornJune 1842
Oakland, Brant County, Canada West
DiedOctober 1913 (aged 71)
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Henry Shaver Westbrook (June 1842 โ€“ October 1913) was the eighth Mayor of Winnipeg in 1886.[1]

After moving to Winnipeg in the mid-1870s, he established a vehicle and equipment business with Frank Fairchild. He defeated E. R. Crowe to become Mayor of Winnipeg in December 1885.[1]

In 1959, Winnipeg renamed Victoria Street to Westbrook Street in his honour.[2]

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